EP0663181B1 - Système d'affichage pour la mensuration des corps humains - Google Patents

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EP0663181B1
EP0663181B1 EP94120639A EP94120639A EP0663181B1 EP 0663181 B1 EP0663181 B1 EP 0663181B1 EP 94120639 A EP94120639 A EP 94120639A EP 94120639 A EP94120639 A EP 94120639A EP 0663181 B1 EP0663181 B1 EP 0663181B1
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Siegmar Dr. Blumentritt
Thomas Dipl.-Ing. Brendel
Steffen Dipl.-Ing. Sawatzki
Paul Gerad Dr.Ir. Van De Veen
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/103—Detecting, measuring or recording devices for testing the shape, pattern, colour, size or movement of the body or parts thereof, for diagnostic purposes
    • A61B5/1036—Measuring load distribution, e.g. podologic studies
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/103—Detecting, measuring or recording devices for testing the shape, pattern, colour, size or movement of the body or parts thereof, for diagnostic purposes
    • A61B5/107—Measuring physical dimensions, e.g. size of the entire body or parts thereof
    • A61B5/1079—Measuring physical dimensions, e.g. size of the entire body or parts thereof using optical or photographic means

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  • the invention relates to a focus-controlled display system for measuring the human body and / or prosthetic and orthotic fittings in their relative position to human body.
  • GB-A-21 21 688 discloses a focus-controlled display system for measuring lower leg prostheses. For every foot a pressure plate is provided for each person to be measured, the center of gravity for each of the patient's two feet is calculated separately.
  • the printing plates are included equipped with pressure sensors connected to each other via a circuit, which defines the determined center of gravity emit electrical signal.
  • the determined center of gravity leads to the lighting up of a lamp in a close to the Patients surveyed arranged the row of lights, the illuminating Lamp the frontal plane coming to the measured center of gravity marked.
  • a vertical bar must be moved by hand horizontally to next to or in front of the illuminating lamp. Instead of this A vertical light source can also be used.
  • vertical rod can be replaced by a vertical light rod, to move in the same way to the optically displayed position and is then clear to the patient's leg stands out visually.
  • US-A-4,832,049 discloses a display system for measuring a Abnormality of the spine, being on the patient's back Laser markings are generated.
  • NL-A-74 15 910 discloses an X-ray device for taking pictures of a upright person.
  • XP-000267544 (Clin.Biomeh. 1992, 7, 80-86) are an apparatus and a method for determination the relative position of certain vertebrae compared to the Gravity line of the whole body described.
  • EP-A-0 119 660 A1 discloses a measuring system of the skeleton using a measuring plate with a circuit interconnected pressure sensors for determining the weight distribution a person standing on the measuring plate.
  • the invention has for its object to a display system with which the line of gravity can easily visualized quickly and precisely.
  • a display system consisting of a one-piece measuring plate for Determination of the projected into the plane of this measuring plate Center of gravity of a person standing on the measuring plate, from a drive and from a projection device for visualizing a vertical Measuring line on that person's body, wherein the projection device has an optical system and the measuring plate with equipped with a circuit interconnected pressure sensors is one that defines the determined center of gravity give electrical control signal with which the drive is controlled which is in a plane parallel to that of the measuring plate of the outside optical system arranged on this measuring plate, that projects a light beam as a vertical measuring line, which defines a level in which the focus of the measured Person lies.
  • the vertical body gravity line can be in the sagittal and / or frontal level on the Project the body, taking this as the starting point for the measurement Center of gravity exactly in the going through the center of gravity Level lies.
  • the light beam moves the body's center of gravity with a Accuracy of ⁇ ⁇ 2 mm.
  • the display system also enables Distance measurements between this line of gravity and special ones Points on the body to be measured or on a prosthetic or orthotic aids (e.g. the position of a Joint to the body axis of gravity).
  • the drive is on Is stepper motor.
  • the Stepper motor - based on the display system - arranged stationary is.
  • the display system according to the invention therefore only needs relatively low electrical power.
  • a structurally simple, precisely working projection device is guaranteed when the stepper motor endless toothed belt that drives the optical system carrying sledge is connected. This results in an Construction of a particularly simple construction for the projection device then when the projection device is a straight Has carriage guide, at both ends of a housing is provided, of which the one housing the stepper motor the drive wheel for the toothed belt and the other housing Take up the counter bearing for the deflection of the toothed belt.
  • the light beam can preferably be a laser beam.
  • the lasers sending the laser beam - related to the display system - is stationary and the optical system is linear has guided deflection mirror.
  • the deflecting mirror preferably mounted on a sled on a sled guide is led.
  • the deflecting mirror is parallel to its axis of displacement axis rotatable is. It is expedient for this to be mounted on the slide Motor provided, on the drive shaft of the deflecting mirror is attached.
  • the invention provides that the light source emitting the light beam at one Carriage is mounted, which is guided on a slide guide is.
  • the light source is preferably a laser Line optics. This construction can be used on a deflecting mirror be dispensed with its drive.
  • the tread material for the measuring plate a honeycomb material is provided.
  • the measuring plate according to the invention in one piece.
  • the highly schematic display system shown in Figure 1 comprises a measuring plate 1 and a projection device 2, which are preferably connected to one another are. This is the adjustment of the projection device 2 invariably fixed relative to the measuring plate 1; also lets the display system is very easy to use.
  • the measuring plate 1 is formed in one piece, consists essentially made of honeycomb material and has at least four, preferably arranged in the corners of the measuring plate 1 pressure sensors 3, which are load cells that via a circuit not shown in the drawing are interconnected. With the help of this sensor circuit can the center of gravity 4 a standing on the measuring plate 1 Person (of which only the two feet 5 are schematic in FIG. 1 are indicated) in its position within the by the Determine measuring plate 1 level formed.
  • the projection device 2 essentially consists of a straight slide guide 6, a housing at each end 7, 8 is provided.
  • One housing 7 houses one Stepper motor 9 with a drive wheel 10 for an endless Timing belt 11, while the other housing 8 a laser 12th and the counter bearing 13 for the deflection of the toothed belt 11 records.
  • a slide 14 is displaceable on the slide guide 6 stored with a clamping device 15 or the like the toothed belt 11 can be coupled and carries a motor 16 whose drive shaft is attached to a deflecting mirror 17.
  • the Motor 16 is arranged so that the deflecting mirror 17th parallel to the direction of displacement of the slide 14 or Axle 18 lying parallel to the slide guide 6 is rotatable.
  • the laser 12 emits a light beam 19 which - like a figure 1 shows - meets the deflecting mirror 17 and from this is deflected at a right angle in the direction of the measuring plate 1.
  • the light beam can be used 19 span a vertical plane. But ultimately only the linear projection of this plane on the one to be measured Person is needed, it is beneficial for that Deflecting mirror 17 a reversible rotary drive with an angle of rotation from e.g. to be provided only 60 °.
  • This electrical signal is applied to the stepper motor 9, which then shifts the slide 14 into the x position via the toothed belt 11, in which the deflected light beam 19 or the vertical plane defined with it assume the same x position as the determined center of gravity 4, which thus lies in the plane spanned by the light beam 19, which is represented as a vertical measuring line on the person to be measured.

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  1. Système d'affichage asservi au centre de gravité, pour la mensuration du corps humain et/ou de pièces adaptant des prothèses ou orthèses dans leur positionnement par rapport au corps humain, constitué d'un plateau de mesure (1) pour la détermination du centre de gravité (4) projeté dans le plan de ce plateau de mesure (1) d'une personne se tenant sur le plateau de mesure (1), d'un entraínement et d'un dispositif de projection (2) pour la visualisation sur le corps de cette personne d'une ligne verticale de mesure, le dispositif de mesure présentant un système optique, le plateau de mesure (1) étant équipé de détecteurs de pression (3) reliés les uns aux autres par l'intermédiaire d'un circuit et qui émettent un signal électrique définissant la position détectée du point de mesure, par lequel est commandé l'entraínement qui déplace dans un plan parallèle à celui du plateau de mesure (1) le système optique disposé à l'extérieur du plateau de mesure (1) et projetant en tant que ligne verticale de mesure un rayon lumineux (19) qui définit un plan dans lequel se trouve le centre de gravité (4) de la personne dont la mensuration est effectuée.
  2. Système d'affichage selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'entraínement est un moteur pas-à-pas (9).
  3. Système d'affichage selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que le moteur pas-à-pas (9) est disposé de manière stationnaire par rapport au système d'affichage.
  4. Système d'affichage selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que le moteur pas-à-pas (9) entraíne une courroie crantée sans fin (11) qui est reliée à un chariot (14) portant le système optique.
  5. Système d'affichage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de projection (2) présente un guide rectiligne de chariot (6) à chacune des deux extrémités duquel est prévu un boítier (7, 8) dont un boítier (7) reçoit le moteur pas-à-pas (9) avec la roue d'entraínement (10) pour la courroie crantée (11), le second boítier (8) recevant le contre-palier (13) pour le renvoi de la courroie crantée (11).
  6. Système d'affichage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le système optique peut être déplacé par commande manuelle hors de sa dite position de projection, chaque fois d'une distance définie (x).
  7. Système d'affichage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le rayon lumineux (19) est un rayon laser.
  8. Système d'affichage selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que le laser (12) émettant le rayon laser est stationnaire par rapport au système d'affichage, le système optique présentant un miroir de déviation (17) guidé en ligne droite.
  9. Système d'affichage selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que le miroir de déviation (17) est monté sur un chariot (14) qui est guidé sur un guide de chariot (6).
  10. Système d'affichage selon la revendication 8 ou 9, caractérisé en ce que le miroir de déviation (17) peut tourner autour d'un axe (18) parallèle à la direction de son déplacement.
  11. Système d'affichage selon la revendication 10, caractérisé par un entraínement à moteur (16) pour la rotation du miroir de déviation (17).
  12. Système d'affichage selon la revendication 11, caractérisé en ce que le chariot (14) porte un moteur (16) sur l'arbre d'entraínement duquel est fixé le miroir de déviation (17).
  13. Système d'affichage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisé en ce que la source lumineuse émettant le rayon lumineux (19) est montée sur un chariot (14) qui est guidé sur un guide de chariot (6).
  14. Système d'affichage selon la revendication 13, caractérisé en ce que la source lumineuse est un laser avec optique à grille.
  15. Système d'affichage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le plateau de mesure (1) est réalisé en une seule pièce.
  16. Système d'affichage selon la revendication 15, caractérisé en ce que le plateau de mesure (1) est essentiellement constitué d'un matériau en nid d'abeilles.
  17. Système d'affichage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la direction de projection (2) et le plateau de mesure (1) sont reliés l'un à l'autre de manière à former une unité.
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